Arkansas Engineer

The magazine of the University of Arkansas College of Engineering

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DANA SEDGASS, Distinguished Alumnus – BSIE 1981, MSIE 1982, partner (retired), Accenture

JEAN LEGER, Distinguished Alumnus – BSChE 1982, MSChE 1983, vice president of utility operations, OG&E Electric Services

KYLE ROGERS, Early Career Alumnus – BSCS 1997, chief technical officer, SOAPware

ROBIN PRINCE, Early Career Alumna – BSME 2003, postdoctoral associate, University of California

TRACY BLACK, Distinguished Alumna – BSCS 1988, senior vice president of information technology, J.B. Hunt Transportation Services Inc.

GREG WHITSITT, Early Career Alumnus – BSCSE 1999, managing architect, Cerner Corp.

CHARLES MAYFIELD, Distinguished Alumnus – BSEE 1964, M.S. 1965, vice president, sales, Siemens Communications/Nokia Siemens Networks/Coriant

KEVIN SPEER, Early Career Alumnus– BSEE 2003, district manager, Industrial Power Control Division, Infineon

SHUI-QING “FISHER” YU, John L. Imhoff Outstanding Researcher-assistant professor of electrical engineering

DOUGLAS SPEAROT, John L. Imhoff Outstanding Teacher–associate professor and holder of Twenty-First Century Professorship in Mechanical Engineering

GREG SCHLUTERMAN, Early Career Alumnus – BSAE 1999, MSME 2002, program manager, Harrison French & Associates

DREW HARRISON, Early Career Alumnus – BSIE 2000, vice president of operations, Harrison Energy Partners

DOUGLAS HUTCHINGS, Early Career Alumnus – MS 2007, Ph.D. 2010, founder and CEO, Silicon Solar Solutions and Picasolar

JIA DI, John L. Imhoff Outstanding Researcher-associate professor of computer science and computer engineering

RICHARD WELCHER, Early Career Alumnus – BSCE 1999, MSCE 2004, vice president and principal, Tatum-Smith Engineers Inc.

Big Bands Unlimited provided music at this year’s banquet.

Big Bands Unlimited
provided music at this year’s banquet.

Dana Sedgass, Robert Davidson and John English

Dana Sedgass, Robert Davidson and John English

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Neil Schmitt and Grady Harvell

Hall of Fame members in attendance: Jack Buffington (2009) BSCE 1961, MSCE 1968, Admiral, Navy Civil Engineer Corps (retired); Buck Johns (1977) BSIE 1964, president, Inland Energy, Inc.; Neil Schmitt (2014) BSEE 1963, MSEE 1964, College of Engineering dean emeritus; Robert Davidson (2014) BSIE 1970, president and chief executive officer (retired), Arkansas Best Corp.; Jack King (2013) BSEE 1962, MSEE 1963, president and chief executive officer (retired), Oglethorpe Power Corp., Senior vice president (retired), Entergy Corporation; Julian Stewart (2010) BSCE 1957, Sales and Marketing (retired), IBM Corporation.

Hall of Fame members in attendance: Jack Buffington (2009) BSCE 1961, MSCE 1968, Admiral, Navy Civil
Engineer Corps (retired); Buck Johns (1977) BSIE 1964, president, Inland Energy, Inc.; Neil Schmitt (2014) BSEE 1963, MSEE 1964, College of Engineering dean emeritus; Robert Davidson (2014)
BSIE 1970, president and chief executive officer (retired), Arkansas Best Corp.; Jack King (2013) BSEE 1962, MSEE 1963, president and chief executive officer (retired), Oglethorpe Power Corp., Senior vice president (retired), Entergy Corporation; Julian Stewart (2010) BSCE 1957, Sales and Marketing (retired), IBM Corporation.